PermanentPosted 6 days ago

Registered Nurse - Float Pool Inpatient

Veterans Health Administration · Chicago, IL

$80k–$149k/ yearPay published by the employer
  • EmployerVeterans Health Administration
  • LocationChicago, IL
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Posted6 days ago
  • Requisition888435400
  • ProfessionRegistered Nurse

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Registered Nurse - Float Pool Inpatient in Chicago, IL. The employer published a pay range of $80k–$149k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other registered nurse roles before you apply.

Registered nurses assess patients, give medications and treatments, and coordinate care with physicians and the rest of the care team.

Duties from the announcement

The Registered Nurse, Float Pool Inpatient, duties include, but are not limited to the following: Delivers fundamental knowledge-based care to assigned clients while developing technical skills. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $55.15 per hour, is 29% above the median of 525 RN postings with published pay in Illinois ($42.69 per hour).

$39$48

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Chicago, IL at a glance

  • $46.38/hrmedian pay, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area
  • $39–$50middle half of earners, per hour
  • 104price level, U.S. = 100
  • 33hospitals listed by CMS in Chicago
  • The metro median is 12% above the Illinois statewide median of $41.54 per hour. Nationally the median is $45.00 per hour.
  • Adjusted for local prices, a $46.38 median hour in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin buys what $44.77 buys at the national price level.
  • Federal per diem for travel assignments in Chicago: $195 a night for lodging and $92 a day for meals and incidentals.
  • HRSA lists 73 active primary care shortage designations covering Cook County; shortage areas often have more openings.
  • Illinois is not in the Nurse Licensure Compact as of , so a nurse licensed elsewhere applies to the Illinois board for a license by endorsement before working here.

Registered Nurse pay and jobs in Chicago · Registered Nurse jobs in Illinois · Illinois state guide

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.

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What do registered nurses get paid at other hospitals in Illinois?

  • Veterans Health AdministrationMarion, IL$55.15/hr
  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoSkokie, IL$47.70/hr
  • ScionHealthNorthlake, IL$47.55/hr

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Typical requirements

  • Active RN license in the state of the job, or a multistate (compact) license
  • ADN or BSN from an accredited program
  • BLS; ACLS or a specialty certification for critical care, ER and similar units

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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